The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-17

Georgia : mnFtNS NOr'k X West pre- -
N C., cons'd e's.- -I-<E4 Northern Pacific 81
n c. cons'd S. % North'n Pac- pref 6sI5
;. c. Brown Too Pacific Mail - 5syh
Tenn. settIe't IS - Reading - - 445t
Virginia 6's.-.-.-. - Rich. & AIIeUsy 80
Virginia eonsoI'd x Rich. s DanyiiIe 10
CheSapeak IL Ohio "a Rich n West PIT 4OLs
Northwestern l.ris Rock Island I;sslz
Northwest'n prefix ST Paul .--... $685.
Delaware Lsick-iss5s ST. Paul pref'd.. I245s
Erie ------- 543s Texas Pacific 35s
East Tennessee ia Tenn Coal Il Iron fS3t
Lake shore ------- "fs4 Union Pacific 800 6sss
LoGtsN lie u Nash- - New jersey Cen. s1;
Memphis X Char. 6lts Missouri Pacific ltsIs
Mobile Il Ohio IL Western Union al
asked
The week opened on the Stock Exchange
with quiet market, in which the bullish sen
timent predeminated, although the advocates
of higher prices did not present the whole
front shown shown a few days back The
course of prices was upward during the fore
noon, and many stocks reached higher figures
than had been seen up To that time on the
present advance. The limited buying was of
good quality, but foreigners were doing little
OTnOthing except in Union Paciftc and Wabash
preferred The forenoon Improvement. now
ever, upon the circulation of rumors of riots
in Chicago caused by labor troubles was near
~ wiped out To this effect free realizati0ns
also aided but upon Investigation of the ru-
mOTS their fal-Ity were sufficiently demon
stated, and further Improvement was the i'm
mediate result The fluctuations in the ma
jOFity of the active list was again cumpar,l-
lively small. though few stocks, influenced
by circumstances peculiar TO themselves.
made large advances Among these may bs.
noted Marshal Coal, which was admitted IL
dealings saturday. Others prominent in the
advance were Rock Island and Pullnan Others
in the general list showing considerable
Canada southern. the latter being affected by
Il ruInoF that traffic arrangement had been
made with WuFs,Sh. which would threw con-
siderable business over the road,
The opening was generally firm, but there
was an ne,imatlon 10 heavlness IN the early
market quickly rallied under the lead of Hook
ins alley aud Louisville and Nashville. The
heavy tone WSts renewed before noon, however.
Rock Island being a conspicuous exception.
The market became CDmpaTatiVely dull and
remained during tine continuance. Of the de-
preston, IN which Jersey Central aud Norfolk
ami Western preferred were prominent In the
last hudT, upon somewhat more actiV e trading
there was "A f-dctlgnil inpruN ement- and the
market closed moderately active and firm AZ
somewhat better than the opening ngureS
Closing prices show few declines for inSignifi-
cant frtct Or- whiiU the bulk Of the list is ma
teraly light.
Cotton.
NEW YORK May I6.-Greeu y Co.'S report
on cotton futures SAYS: Business vyns I'm
usually light, and the market did not amount
Ia much. Offerings were managed as To
prevent any great supply coming up ON sale
pores of ,ry weather east OF tne Mississippi
There was covering enough 70 add four points
at one tilne- As - frequently demonst rated
of hat, however the shorts were soon wec,Ied
out. and "A reactiOuary feeling followed that
- t+eAS '''NN tiitit "a
day with the close dull
Afternoon report -Cotton-Net receipts. -:
~; May, 10 70; June, 10 St6t TO -; September
10 is'tl0 -; October, ga1IO; November.
gI9 ~; February, 9o109 81; March. 10 OlSIOCi
Cotton firm sales, Is Uplands, Hos +;
Great Britain. 4,b6; To France, ~; 10 the
Continent, 80; 10 the Channel, ~; stock,
Js5,bl2
LIVERPOOL. May Ii. p. III. Cotton
MAY = S.4lt.r Muy-ItIUfs !,
Juue-JuIy,3 fs-6t, value; JuIy-August, ; fs-jl
bueyr; August-SeptemEer 4t-6+, seller; Sep
veTnber, sa-6f. buyer November December,
; 1s-64, seller: September. . 5o-6f, buyer Fu-
General Markets.
CHICAGO, May I6.-Iune wheat opened this
morning at sslsc- and at once went To s.Iec,
higher than touched at all last week.
Owing It. tine late manipulation in the May
option, the nervous feeling in the crowd.
brought about 10y the clique operations last
saturday, large export clCaringS and an eNpcc-
tatiOn uf about two million bushels decrease
IN the visible. supply We're c;stISts of strength
The clique buying during the first hour of the
session "tls very ii-hf ann the balance of the
crowd were III possession ct the market. Every
trader in thu. PiJ trying in one WAY or an
other To buy httte wheat and the feeling was
unanimously btIlI~h- At the close of the first
hours trading June was bd up to s134, with
sellers dt mat price very lew VI midday an
advance of Ia cents had been scored i'll June
Predictions ct "a cents in June wheat before
tlt week wits over were ulitdc very freely, and
the shorts were extremely nervous They
Started to buy ing themselves, and the clique
mt not beglu To- Iid very loudly early III the
day After probably an hour from the open
ing OF tine session The clique were known 10 be
picking up everything offered. and the shorts
became panic stricken Before this prices were
s1a4c and below for June. bun when the STAIN
petie commenced that option ran up To- SSfsc
AT sSC there wis considerable short wheat Gov
cred. but IL came from the crowd prOmiS-
cuoIIsly, and no very large lines wer,. evencd
up. Around 81. and ST 10 there was IA short
lull and prices again advanced. June went
right up 10 SIS. adj, sst LITTLE, later in reacted
If
~ &c. Immediately after the afternoon session
opened June wheat bulged Ia So, but il failed |
these two figures il very active, and the |
final close was $3.50 ss{tc.
Corn opened easier AT ioec for July, sold |
down to +tEfsfs itefc in the FIRST few minutes. |
and continued To drog until midday, when |
at the time when wheat became strongest and |
ran the price OF July up to fllac- Later il re- /
acted to 4iI4c, and remained steady around |
ala and 4iasc, at which figure. il closed.
Larger arrival of hogs than was expected /
made provisions weak, July opening cents
lower M co-.o July RIBS also opened cents
lower ut S1121a- Aftcrwari lighter receipts of
hogs at other points and an absence of selling
made provisions firm little In the course of I
an hour July lard went up 10 $50 and July
ribs To So I'm the afternoon market the
strength in wheat and corn had its influence
ON provisions. July hard closed at Sos bid and
July ribs at >1.ss,l. bid-
cash quotations were: Flour steady. firm;
No. Spring Wheat s1GfS1I.: No > red S1A4; No.
? Corn :ss7s9f 81 No Oats 2Gltz51@. Mess
Pork, S3I- Lard $3.50 40. short nh sides
loose, S-l0a .-l5- Dry saltcd shoulders boxed
500 a5.1O short clear sides. boxed, s. 5J6r3 ~
Whisky cl-lO- Leading futures closed fol-
lows:
Wheat Nav, SIS: June. ssss; July. s,l5c:
Corn May, :scl.c- June, :SS}sc-; July, 4I14c.:
=tls ); June, "a: July. 2s14- Pork
May and June. 81 90, Lard May, $50;
s7-1j; June. 81 July, S7.;f3I@.
NEW YORK.. MAY Southern Flour quiet
common To- fdir extra. - f0fti: good To
choice do, S4.lUd52l Wheat ia lSC higher /
and moderately active closing firm-No- =
rel MAY 6'+s9"sif; June, sti1atf96 1-l6; July.
sJ9sFf.si 3-I6 Corn shade easier and quiet |
options unchangel-N0 - May, ~; June. ~
ASS; July, ~ 3-I66 i9ts- Oats-CiIsh steady
No ;s}it May and June 5i1s0 :sSa6:
luly, ~ }its- Hops quiet Coffee fair Rio dull
anu nominal at is; No : Rio fairly active
Way, Sl6.!6; June. $500 l. 10: July SI6sOff
I1-:B. Sugar dull; refined quiet. MOl:isSeS |
steady Rice nFni- Cotton Seed oil, :ssl@a:s}.
crude; .SN1efttS for refined Resin duh at |
Sl-11zsf ID Iurpeutinc steady b. Hides
steady and quiet Wool firm and quiet Pork
IuIet and steady-mcSS, Sl5.2- y 1850 for old
nominal. Lard eos points higher and mod
arately active-weStern steam, s. rs June
odtld s.o4 July Ss-04T7.I3- Freights dull
cotton l-64d, wheat, 2d-
NEW ORLEANS, May I6.-Cofce strong and
and common to prime I1ItGI |
pie. Rice firm Louisiana ordinary, 3ttd4f1
lotion Seed oil steady-pTime crude stT.sl:
summer yellow, % sugar duh A. Louisiana
pen kettle, good To prime. 4Sdj; good com
non To fair. ~ ~ Is. Louisiana CautrifIvaIs /
I'll white, 5i@a5 9-I6: choice yellow claTifed
~; prime do. 1-l6. MoIaSStS ste.Ity-LOu- |
siana centrifug1lis, strictly prime 10 fair, ia
-; common To good common. lSfJ2I.
WILMINGTON. Nav I6.@Turpeuriut. firm AT
- Tar firm at S1-I.ls- Crude Turpentine firm;
iard' SLID yellow dip and virgin, S2-2D.
GIVE AWAY THE KID.